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Denzel Washington (born December 28th 1954)Denzel Washington is an award-winning movie star best known for the films 'Glory' and 'Training Day'.

Net worth: Denzel Washington has a net worth of $140 million according to Celebrity Net Worth (2012).

Acting career: Denzel Washington's credited film debut was in 1977's TV movie 'Wilma', while his first feature movie was 'Carbon Copy' in which he starred opposite George Segal. His big break came in the form of 80s TV show 'St. Elsewhere', during which time he also appeared in 'A Soldier's Story', 'Hard Lessons' and 'Power'. He landed his first Oscar nomination for Richard Attenborough's apartheid movie 'Cry Freedom' in 1987, later winning an Academy Award for 'Glory' opposite Matthew Broderick. In 1992, he won a NAACP Image Award for his appearance in the romance 'Mississippi Masala' alongside Sarita Choudhury. That year he was nominated for yet another Academy Award for his title role in Spike Lee's 'Malcolm X'. Soon followed was 1995's 'Crimson Tide' with Gene Hackman and 1996's 'Courage Under Fire' with Meg Ryan. Washington was awarded with a Golden Globe for his role as boxer Rubin Carter in 1999's 'The Hurricane'; a film about his wrongful conviction for murder. In 2000, he was in the Disney movie 'Remember the Titans', before winning his second Oscar for his role in the following year's 'Training Day' which also starred Ethan Hawke. His fourth film with director Spike Lee came in the form of 'Inside Man' in 2006, in which he acted alongside Jodie Foster. He re-teamed with Russell Crowe - with whom he starred in 'Virtuosity' - in his next big blockbuster 'American Gangster' which saw him nominated for another Golden Globe. He then directed and starred in 'The Great Debaters', before returning to filmmaking as the producer in 'The Book of Eli' opposite Mila Kunis. In 2012, he won a string of awards and nominations (rivalling that of 'Training Day') with 'Flight' alongside Don Cheadle.

Personal life: Denzel Washington was raised in Mount Vernon, New York by his minister father Reverend Denzel Hayes Washington, Sr. and beauty specialist Lennis "Lynne". He went to Pennington-Grimes Elementary School, though moved to prep school Oakland Military Academy when his parents divorced. He then went to Mainland High School in Florida, Texas College and Fordham University where he graduated with degrees in drama and journalism, before finally attending the American Conservatory Theater for a year. Washington married Pauletta Pearson in 1983 with whom he had four children named John David, Katia, and twins Olivia and Malcolm. He is a Christian and takes his religion very seriously, reading the Bible each day and even considering becoming a preacher for the church.

The 'Black Panther' star opens up about the funding for his prestigious education.

He's become a phenomenon with the recent release of Marvel's 'Black Panther' movie, but Chadwick Boseman has had the training to ensure that he would succeed in his career from the very beginning. Apparently, some of that training was funded by fellow Hollywood star Denzel Washington.

Chadwick Boseman at the premiere for 'Black Panther'

The 40-year-old opened up about how his hero paid for him to attend a prestigious summer exchange program at Oxford University in the UK, after one of his acting teachers - Phylicia Rashad - encouraged some of her pals to fund her acting class at Howard University in Washington, DC.

Denzel Washington is at the helm of 'Fences'; a film adaptation of the play of the same name by the late Pulitzer Prize winning African-American playwright August Wilson. He's also the producer and stars in the film as lead character Troy Maxson opposite Viola Davis who plays his wife Rose Maxson.

Denzel Washington compares August Wilson to Shakespeare

Denzel is a huge fan of the play for its captivating story. Originally published in 1985, it's a story about race set in the 50s and follows a 53-year-old former baseball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who had previously been in prison. It's part of Wilson's 'Pittsburgh Cycle' series,

Denzel Washington will direct an episode of ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ for the show’s 12th season.

Denzel Washington has directed two films but now the 60-year-old actor is turning his attention to directing on the small screen for the very first time. Washington has signed on as a director for the 12th series of Grey’s Anatomy.

Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt could be teaming up for 'Magnificent Seven'.

Chris Pratt, Hollywood's new golden boy who will star in Jurassic World next year, before starting work on the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel, is in early talks to star alongside Denzel Washington in MGM's remake of Magnificent Seven, reports Variety.

Antoine Fuqua's remake of the 1960 original - itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai - starred Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen. It followed seven gunslingers who fight back against a group of outlaws to protect an oppressed Mexican village.

Denzel Washington's latest revenge/justice role conquered the box office after a slow September weekend.

The Equalizer, a thriller starring Denzel Washington conquered the North American box off after yet another slow weekend. Washington plays a man, who helps rescue a young girl from the clutches of Russian gangsters. With Antoine Fuqua directing, the film plays like classic Washington fare – stylish, violent and effective in delivering a simple point, just like its protagonist.

But enough about that, let’s show some love to the competition that The Equalizer bumped off. The latest YA dystopian adaptation, The Maze Runner, dropped to second place, checking in at $17,5 million in North American weekend earnings, according to Box Office Mojo. This brings the film – a story about teenagers, who wake up to find themselves stranded in the middle of a creature-infested maze – to a two-week domestic gross of $58 million.

Little more than a paint-by-numbers action thriller, it's anyone's guess why the filmmakers have bothered to make a connection with the 1980s TV series of the same name. Because this film bears almost no resemblance to it. Instead, this is a reunion of Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua, who last collaborated on the Oscar-winning Training Day. And since it's packed with brutal violence and questionable morality, that's clearly where this movie's roots truly lie.

Washington stars as Robert, a meek shelf-stacker at a DIY warehouse store in Boston. He can't sleep at night, so he heads to the local diner to read classic novels. That's where he meets Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a teen hooker who is having problems with her psychotic Russian pimp (David Meunier). Ever so quietly, and clearly relying on some external source of income, Robert goes about helping Teri secure a free future. But when he offers to settle her debts, the pimp and his thugs just laugh at him. So Robert mercilessly kills them all, drawing on his secret past as a black-ops agent. The problem is that this puts Robert at odds with the top Russian boss Teddy (Marton Csokas), who heads to Boston to get even.

In standard action movie tradition, Robert works his way right through the entire Russian mob, along the way cleaning up Boston's corrupt police force before the requisite final confrontation. His only distraction is a brief visit to his old CIA boss (Melissa Leo) and her husband (Bill Pullman) for a bit of moral support and added starry cameo value. Yes, there isn't much about this movie that doesn't feel concocted for the box office, which means that the story is both achingly predictable and littered with gaping plot-holes. And with Washington in the focal role, everyone else fades into the woodwork. Moretz is excellent but badly underused, while Csokas is never given much to do with his one-note villain.

Denzel Washington is excellent in 'The Equalizer' - but is this really the sort of thing he should be doing?

The Equalizer, Denzel Washington's new movie, hasn't exactly been ripped apart by the critics. In fact, it's actually scored pretty decent reviews and will almost certainly do good business on both sides of the Atlantic. It's just - well - what happened to Oscar-winning Denzel? There were flickers of his brilliance being put to good use in Flight, but this?

Washington plays McCall, a man who believed he has put his mysterious past behind him until meeting Teri (Chloe Grace Moretz), a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters. Armed with hidden skills (like the guy from Taken), McCall comes out of retirement in a bid to restore justice.

'The Equalizer' star Denzel Washington was just fooling around when he said he was starting a campaign to play Bond.

Denzel Washington has clarified his comments about playing James Bond after Daniel Craig relinquishes the role in a couple of years' time. The Training Day actor had joked that he was starting a campaign to have him considered for the role though insists his remarks were just that - a joke.

He told Shortlist magazine: "I was on the phone, and the person on the phone was asking me the questions that were being sent in to her, and so then she was sending out my response to whoever's online. So the was question was, 'Would You play James Bond?' and I said, 'Yeah sure, why not?' and jokingly, 'Yeah, get out there and start a campaign! Denzel for James Bond!"

The 59 year-old actor urged fans to tweet the hashtag "#DenzelIsJamesBond" in an effort to become the next 007.

Denzel Washington has accomplished many things in his lengthy movie career, which includes winning two Oscars, but the 59 year-old actor still has his eye on one particular role ... he wants to become the next James Bond.

Could Denzel be the next 007?

Washington took part in Reddit's 'Ask Me Anything' chat on Friday (Sept 5th) while promoting his new movie 'The Equalizer,' and when someone asked about starring in one of the most popular franchises ever, the talented star admitted he would love to.

The 39th Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its line-up, and it's looking like a star-studded affair.

David Cronenberg's new film Maps to the Stars which stunned critics at Cannes and features Julianne Moore and Robert Pattinson will screen alongside another Cannes favourite, crime drama Foxcatcher which sees Despicable Me actor Steve Carell take on his most serious role to date.

Robert Pattinson and Julianne Moore at the Maps to the Stars Cannes premiere

Also set to appear is Denzel Washington's new film The Equalizer, based on the classic 80's television show of the same name. Rising star Chloe Grace Moretz stars alongside Washington, who plays a solitary vigilante who dedicates his life to helping the victims of crimes. A sequel has already been planned despite the fact the film isn't released until the end of September.